Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Essex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's bachelor's degree or higher of 39.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 80.5%.
Distribution of Bachelor's Degree or Higher Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Essex County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #304 | Davis County, UT | 39.3% |
| #305 | Onondaga County, NY | 39.2% |
| #306 | Union County, OH | 39.2% |
| #307 | Essex County, NJ | 39.1% |
| #308 | Burleigh County, ND | 39.1% |
| #309 | Hughes County, SD | 39.0% |
| #310 | Cape May County, NJ | 39.0% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Essex County, New Jersey has a bachelor's degree or higher of 39.1%, ranking #307 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.2% above the national value of 33.7%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #11 of 21. This places it in the 90th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.